Pepino Formation, Puerto Rico

{{short description|Geologic formation in Puerto Rico}}

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| type = Formation

| period = Paleogene

| age = Paleogene

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| region = Caribbean

| country = Puerto Rico

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The Pepino Formation is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. It is located 4 miles west of the municipality of Lares.{{cite web | title=Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico : with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and recent coral reefs|first=Thomas |last=Wayland Vaughan (1870-1952) | website=Internet Archive | date=23 October 2016 | url=https://archive.org/details/fossilcoralsfrom00vaug | access-date=13 June 2020}}